Improvement in muff-boxes



S. )EN NINGS. lmpryovement in'Fur-Boxes.

Patented May 14,1872'.y

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IMPRVEMENT IN MuF-Boxes.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,636, dated May 14, 1872 antedated April 25, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, It. S. JENNINGS, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of this speciiieation and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a vertical section of my invention.

This invention has relation to an improvement in mutt or fur boxes; and the novelty consists in providing a metallic boxy with a lining of cedar Wood, the object being to protect the contents of the box from the ravages of moths. v l v Referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, A represents a cylindrical box, designed to hold a ladys muft'. B represents a lining to said box, madegoi' cedarwood veneers, covering the sides and bottom. C designates an intermediate lining, of clothor its equivalent, which I attach to the inner surface of the box as a base upon which to secure, by means of liquid glass, the veneer, as it is difficult to attach it directly to the metal. D represents the lid of the box, which should also be lined with cedar in the same manner as the box. E indicates an India-rubber band, secured to the rim of the lid, and designed to encircle the seam between the upper edge of the box and the lid, so as to exclude the air and prevent the entrance of insects, as well as to prevent the admission of moisture.

The box may be of any desirable size, and used to hold muffs, furs, or other articles of apparel liable to injury from insects.

IV hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture the box herein described, consisting of the metallic case A, cedar veneer-lining B, intermediate lining C, lid-D, and elastic band E, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

n RALPH S.. JENNINGS.

Witnesses:

D. D. KANE, JNO. M. HYNE. 

